The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Mark Twain is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Mark Twain then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 548
Anyone who has read Richard Wright’s Black Boy knows it to be one of the great American autobiographies. Covering Wright’s early life in the South, the book concludes with his departure in 1934 for a new life in the North. American Hunger (first published more than thirty years after the appearance of Black Boy) is the continuation of that story. A vital, richly anecdotal work, American Hunger treats with feeling and often with wry humor Wright’s struggle to make his way in the North—in Chicago—as a store clerk, dishwasher, and eventually as a writer.
He deals movingly with his early days in the Communist Party and with his attempts to keep his integrity in the face of Party demands that he subordinate his artistic goals to its needs. And he recounts with a mixture of pain and irony his break with the Party and the tortured period of ostracism that followed. There is an unsettling and totally frank personal story here, and a lot of raw social history as well. Views: 548
Nobel Prize winner and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez blends the natural with supernatural in Of Love and Other Demons - a novel which explores community, superstition and collective hysteria.
'An ash-grey dog with a white blaze on its forehead burst on to the rough terrain of the market on the first Sunday of December'
When a witch doctor appears on the Marquis de Casalduero's doorstep prophesising a plague of rabies in the Colombian seaport, he dismisses her claims - until he hears that his young daughter, Sierva Maria, was one of four people bitten by a rabid dog, and the only one to survive.
Sierva Maria appears completely unscathed - but as rumours of the plague spread, the Marquis and his wife wonder at her continuing good health. In a town consumed by superstition, it's not long before they, and everyone else, put her survival down to a demonic possession and begin to see her supernatural powers as the cause of the town's woes. Only the young priest charged with exorcizing the evil spirit recognises the girl's sanity, but can he convince the town that it's not her that needs healing?
'Superb and intensely readable' Time Out
'A compassionate, witty and unforgettable masterpiece' Daily Telegraph
'At once nostalgic and satiric, a resplendent fable' Sunday Times Views: 547
When a strange tarot card appears in a friend's deck, Jason assumes it's just a prank done in poor taste. But, when terrible events befall those around him, he must face the possibility that something sinister is afoot. This 4,500 word short is a supernatural horror story in the spirit of the pulp era, but with a modern feel.When a strange tarot card appears in a friend's deck, Jason assumes it's just a prank done in poor taste. But, when terrible events befall those around him, he must face the possibility that something sinister is afoot.Death is closing in, along with a suspicious detective who believes that Jason may be the killer he's stalking. With his life turned upside down, Jason finds that there are worse things to be hunted by than the authorities.This 4,500 word short is a supernatural horror story in the spirit of the pulp era, but with a modern feel. Views: 547
Winged. Flight. Two girls on the threshold of adulthood and filled with potential. Part coming-of-age story, part steampunk, part speculative fiction - Winged is a multi-leveled tale of two girls, in different worlds, both seeking their own paths.Sara Little has ached to live in America. But being born of a single mother in London’s working class, she could only dream. Then, scrawled in hasty intensity, Sara receives an invitation to America. Drawn to the possibility of a new beginning, she follows God’s whisper and steps forward into the unknown. But more awaits than the realization of her dreams.Sara’s benefactor is handsome widower Christopher Lake, a philanthropist dedicated to helping the less fortunate redefine their future. Though devastated by the loss of his wife, he dedicates himself to her last request: To provide Sara the means for a brighter future.Sara’s gift of art inspires Christopher’s sponsorship, and he is determined to protect her gentle heart while propelling her into artistic society. Even if he must press her forward beyond her shy nature. But when a local paper weaves tales of a romantic entanglement, Sara is struck by the stark reality of a growing devotion. Caught in the whirlwind of debuts and dinner parties, she has fallen in love with the one man she believes she does not deserve.Can a servant girl hope to bless such a noble man to happiness? Views: 546
The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre, Compiled by Gary Hoppenstand, brings together a unique collection of W.W. Jacobs's horror stories never before collected. There are eighteen stories altogether in this collection of the macabre and supernatural. Jacobs's own boyhood memories of South Devon Wharf lend an authenticity to the many stories with nautical backgrounds or that feature seamen as protagonists. Views: 546
SHORT STORYHelsa and Vairgar had always done well selling their stew outside the castle walls, but now they were going to need magic. Lately none had come to visit the castle, so they had not sold any stew in many days. They had to do something.Jack is a detective who works on a planet further than can be seen from earth and makes records of his works. On this planet unified physics technologies like replicators, teletransporters, and vehicles that can travel faster than light are commonly used throughout society. Politicians still get crazy in this futuristic world and so do their spouses. While violent crimes are less common with these great technologies interpersonal conflicts are still common place. This is a story about how a cheating senator and his wife resolved marital disputes outside of the courts, but with a little help for the senator from the cops. Views: 545
"The current volume of posthumous stories is the work of a master, a writer's writer-- but a reader's too-- an incomparable craftsman who wrote, let it be said, some of the finest stories in our language." -- Newsweek
"All in all they comprise the best collection of shorter fiction to have been published in America during the past twenty years." -- Theodore Solotaroff, Book Week
"When I read Flannery O'Connor, I do not think of Hemingway, or Katherine Anne Porter, or Sartre, but rather of someone like Sophocles. What more can you say for a writer? I write her name with honor, for all the truth and all the craft with which she shows man's fall and his dishonor." -- Thomas Merton
Flannery O'Connor was working on Everything That Rises Must Converge at the time of her death. This collection is an exquisite legacy from a genius of the American short story, in which she scrutinizes territory familiar to her readers: race, faith, and morality. The stories encompass the comic and the tragic, the beautiful and the grotesque; each carries her highly individual stamp and could have been written by no one else. Views: 545
**Book 1 of 3 in the Planet of Riches Trilogy** For someone who’s been in college as long as I have, you’d think I’d be used to people by now. And for the most part I am…until I met Meredith. Meredith was annoying on too many levels to count and was just too self-centered to live. Not that I had plans on killing her because I didn’t. Instead, I planned to ship her away to a slave planet.**Book 1 of 3 in the Planet of Riches Trilogy** For someone who’s been in college as long as I have, you’d think I’d be used to people by now. And for the most part I am…until I met Meredith.Meredith was annoying on too many levels to count and was just too self-centered to live. Not that I had plans on killing her because I didn’t. Instead, I planned to ship her away to a slave planet where she’d spend the rest of her life toiling away in inhumane conditions. Poetic justice as I like to think of it for all she’d ever done to me.But as I dug into her history, and present, I found out that she was looking for the Planet of Riches, a mystical planet which generations of people have been searching for.A planet I’d just started searching for.If that wasn’t bad enough, she was dealing with the Planet Mafia, the biggest and most organized mafia in the universe.Could I use this association to my advantage or would I end up disappointed?Would I find the Planet of Riches or end up as lost as all the others who’d searched and found nothing?What secrets did this planet have just waiting to be revealed?**This is Book 1 of 3 in the Planet of Riches Trilogy**Book in the Trilogy:Planet Secrets (Book 1)Planet Mafia (Book 2)Planet of Riches (Book 3) Views: 545
In her most ambitious work to date, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker -- the child, the woman, the fated celebrity and idolized blonde the world came to know as Marilyn Monroe. In a voice startlingly intimate and rich, Norma Jeane tells her own story of an emblematic American artist -- intensely conflicted and driven -- who had lost her way. A powerful portrait of Hollywood's myth and an extraordinary woman's heartbreaking reality, "Blonde" is a sweeping epic that pays tribute to the elusive magic and devastation behind the creation of the great twentieth-century American star. Views: 541
Washington Irving’s short story of a New England schoolteacher and his chilling encounter with the Headless Horseman is one of the United States’ most celebrated literary works. The following version is a complete edition of the classic tale, including its original spelling and formatting. It is intended to be a free ebook version of Washington Irving’s haunting masterpiece.Washington Irving’s short story of a New England schoolteacher and his chilling encounter with the Headless Horseman is one of the United States’ most celebrated literary works. A classic for Halloween and campfires, the story has been adapted multiple times for stage and screen since its publication in 1820. The following version is a complete edition of the classic tale, including its original spelling and formatting. It is intended to be a free ebook version of Washington Irving’s haunting masterpiece. As a bonus, it contains an exclusive excerpt from "A Soul to Steal," The Sanheim Chronicles, Book One, which features the Headless Horseman in an entirely new mythology. Views: 541
St. Somewhere Journal is a quarterly literary journal with a Caribbean focus.St. Somewhere Journal is a literary journal with a focus on the broader Caribbean Basin region. Our primary mission is to present works from, about or inspired by this geographic region, its peoples and cultures. Secondary emphasis is on World Literature of a more general nature. Views: 541
Pudd'nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins, by Mark Twain, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to... Views: 540
The world's greatest assassin was hired to kill a country. His clients are unhappy with the results. A 2,000 word short story.The world's greatest assassin was hired to kill a country. His clients are unhappy with the results. A 2,000 word short story. Views: 539
Karl Hoffman has an adopted son like no other. Colin's mind is six years old, while his body is six feet underground. The child now exists in the electrical conduits of computers, cables and power lines. How do you raise a child who can only communicate via digital media? What kind of great service can such an intelligence render humanity? What kind of damage is he capable of?Switch Child 2 takes up the story of Colin Craft, a six year old child who suffered a catastrophic head trauma in the same boating accident that claimed both his parents. Karl Hoffman wants to live up to being Colin's adoptive father, but there are problems. Colin managed to extend his awareness into the city's electrical infrastructure at first, and became so adept at it that, when his body gave out, Colin became a permanent resident of computers, digital communication devices, and connecting conduits. Karl Hoffman is his only connection to the world he left behind, and Colin is the son he never had. Both realize that secrecy is paramount, for if the child's existence was ever revealed, there would be a world wide controversy. When the world learned of what Colin is capable of, controversy would escalate to a firestorm. Karl needs guidance and help, but who could he possibly turn to? The answer might be found in a most upsetting text message resulting from his interview with Detective Alice Roland. Views: 539
